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South of Scotland MSP, Joan McAlpine, today (Monday) urged people across the Dumfries and Galloway to respond to the current cold weather by looking out for vulnerable people in their communities. Commenting, the SNP MSP, said: ” As winter takes hold and with the cold weather set to remain for some time to come, the […]
Invite to join negotiations after yes vote to bring powers home Representatives from across political parties and civic Scotland will be invited to work together with the Scottish Government if there is a yes vote in the 2014 referendum, Nicola Sturgeon said today. The Deputy First Minister was delivering a major speech on the case […]
Police can confirm that following the earlier crash on the A710 Dumfries to New Abbey road near to the entrance to Mabie House Hotel, all four people who were being carried on the horse drawn carriage were taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary for treatment. The driver of the carriage was Simon Millar, from […]
A man has been seriously injured after a crash between a car and a horse-drawn carriage carrying a wedding party. It happened near to the entrance to Mabie House Hotel in Dumfries and Galloway at about 14:10 on Saturday. The 45-year-old man, the driver of the carriage, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital. […]
The number of new homes started by private sector builders in the year to June 2012 was the highest recorded since the banking crisis started in 2008, official statistics confirmed today. Over that period, 10,827 new homes were started, a 24 per cent increase on the previous year. This increase follows three years of recorded […]
A Dumfriesshire farmer was today fined £800 at Dumfries Sheriff Court for polluting the local water environment with silage and slurry effluent between July and October last year. Raymond Cassells, aged 40, of Mouswald Banks Farm, Mouswald, Dumfries had pled guilty on 17 September 2012 to two contraventions of the Water Environment and Water Services […]
On Saturday the 17th of November local teenager Dylan Hairstains lost his long hard fought battle with Cystic Fibrosis at only 17 years of age. Dylan was such an inspirational character to his friends and family, his inspiration has passed through into his friend Scott McWhan. Scott has organised a charity old firm football match […]
Dozens of well-paid jobs maintaining power lines will become available over the next few years as a result of plans to upgrade the electricity grid. Plans are already in place for Dumfries and Galloway College to train unemployed electricians as linemen starting next year – a first of its kind in Scotland. Apprenticeships will also […]
A national health campaign urging people in Dumfries and Galloway to prepare for the winter period was launched today. A group of children were joined at Glasgow’s Snow Factor by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, Alex Neil and NHS 24’s Director of Nursing and Care, Sheena Wright, to launch the […]
outh of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine made a speech in Parliament last night (Wednesday) urging National Museums Scotland (NMS) to rethink their proposal to close the National Museum of Costume, Shambellie House. Speaking in the debate, Ms McAlpine said: “National Museums Scotland claim that they operate on the basis of four […]
